Esports Betting

Esports Betting IESF shares plan for world esports governance at Seoul Olympic Legacy Forum By Michael Hassall Esports Betting LoL Worlds 2026 power rankings: All 19 teams ranked from S to D tier By Wasif Ahmed League of Legends Here Is Everything To Know About LoL Worlds Pick’Ems and Crystal Ball By Ben Boland

Esports Betting

League of Legends 2026 Worlds Play-in Round 1: Best Odds and Predictions Hannan Mundia This year’s Worlds is starting with the play-in stage, with round 1 pitting Furia vs MVK Esports and Cloud9 vs Karmine Corp, and both matches have varying odds and predictions. It isn’t a stretch to say that the 2026 League of Legends World Championship is the largest esports event of the year. Countless fans tune in to root for their favorite teams or players, and the uncertainty of which team …

League of Legends

Cloud9 vs Karmine Corp Worlds 2026 Play-In: Best Odds and Predictions Ben Boland If there was ever a game to bet on at the 2026 League of Legends World Championship, it would be Europe vs North America. Over the years, the intense rivalry between the two regions has delivered some incredible best-of-fives, and this year, we kick off Worlds with Cloud9 vs Karmine Corp. You have coaches going up against their former teams, you have two fanbases who are the most critical of …

Esports Betting

Who will win LoL Worlds 2026? Predictions for the World Championship Wasif Ahmed The League of Legends World Championship starts on October 15 for four weeks of esports in North America. The 19 best teams in LoL compete across three stages, until only one is left to crown as the 2026 World Champion. So, who will win LoL Worlds 2026? Only two regions have won World Championship titles since esports became more established globally in 2013. South Korea leads with ten trophies, and …

News

Breaking: Esports and Crypto Prediction Market Forkast.gg to Shut Down Ben Boland Forkast.gg, an innovative prediction market platform focused on esports and crypto, has announced it will shut down on November 9. The website will remain accessible until then, but all predictions scheduled to resolve after that date will be cancelled. Forkast.gg has put a banner up on their website to indicate that the site will shut down in four weeks. The prediction market website will remain in use until then. However, …

Esports Betting How to watch LoL Worlds: World Championship schedule and streams By Wasif Ahmed League of Legends The 2026 LoL Worlds Swiss Stage Explained By Ben Boland League of Legends LoL Worlds Qualified Teams — All 19 Teams at Worlds 2026 By Ben Boland

Dota 2

BLAST SLAM VIII Finals predictions and preview Michael Hassall It’s been a long road, but after a strangely-formatted group stage, and a decidedly anticlimactic playoffs, we’re down to the final three teams in BLAST SLAM VIII. The finals are today (Oct. 11) and we’ll see the premier teams in Dota 2 clash. Perhaps disappointingly, we’re not seeing a new wave of top-teams at the pinnacle of Dota 2 competition, with the three final teams being the same trio we’ve …

League of Legends

LoL Worlds Prize Pool: How Much Is the 2026 Winner Getting? Hannan Mundia The 2026 League of Legends World Championship is about to begin and it is one of the game’s most anticipated tournament of the year. With 19 of the best teams battling it out, fans may wonder how large the 2026 Worlds LoL prize pool is. Being one of the largest esports games, it makes sense that there are multiple League of Legends tournaments throughout the year. Even setting the three …

Dota 2

Who will prevail?: BLAST SLAM VIII Playoffs preview, predictions, and more Michael Hassall After a week of intense Group Stage, Last Chance and Seeding stage matches, and a few days of rest, BLAST SLAM VIII returns tomorrow (Oct. 8) with the Playoffs. If we’re honest, there haven’t been too many surprises. We’d liked to have seen a BetBoom or Team Liquid make the cut, but ultimately these aren’t the teams of earlier in the year, and with new rosters comes new uncertainty. That’s …

Dota 2

Dota 2’s new Tidehunter Arcana is mind-blowing, but prepare to spend $200+ to get it Michael Hassall Night owls in North America and early risers in Europe woke up to a brand new Dota 2 Arcana, the first new release of Dota’s rarest and most-coveted cosmetics since 2024. The recipient? Tidehunter, whose Maw of the Megladon Arcana transforms the already selachian sea-dweller into a full-blown shark. But while Arcana’s have traditionally been part of big events in Dota 2, either the now-discontinued Battle Passes, or most recently, …

VCT Champions 2026 Playoffs round 1 predictions: best picks Owen Harsono Valorant Top-tier Valorant is coming back, as the first round of the VCT Champions 2026 playoffs is about to begin. If you’re looking to trade on these matches, let’s go over what the prediction markets think, as well as who I believe are going to take each series. Opening the playoffs is a match between two international Valorant winners. NRG are of course looking to defend their title after winning VCT …

LeBron James will earn more from prediction markets than basketball this year Michael Hassall Esports Betting Superstar basketball player Lebron James will earn more from prediction markets this year than from playing ball thanks to his mind-blowing 15 million dollar Polymarket sponsorship. The deal has highlighted both the contentious issue of prediction markets and sport (and the true market value of a 41-year-old player) as one of the NBA’s biggest stars now clearly has more cultural cache off the court than the value of a teammate …

Polymarket bank failure predictions could force UK intervention Michael Hassall Esports Betting Crypto-based prediction market Polymarket has drawn the ire of the United Kingdom’s (UK) establishment after several markets emerged predicting the downfall of British high street banks HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group. The prediction market, which also has markets tracking the downfall of the likes of JP Morgan, US Bank, and BNP Paribas, also included markets predicting the failure of several UK banking institutions. The markets, mainly “Which banks will fail …

Valorant Champions 2026 Playoffs Preview: Schedule, Betting Picks, and Predictions Hannan Mundia Valorant After a tough year and an even tougher group stage, the 2026 Valorant Champions playoffs are finally here. Eight of the best Valorant teams will compete to determine which one deserves to be crowned this year’s champion. Multiple professional Valorant teams gave it their all in their respective domestic leagues to qualify for Champions, but not every team was successful. Out of the sixteen teams that made it to Valorant’s …

GAM Esports vs Shopify Rebellion: Best Odds and Predictions for the Demacia Cup Global Invitational Ben Boland League of Legends In the third round of the Demacia Cup Global Invitational, the three teams with a record of 0-2 play a Round Robin among each other. Only the team winning both of their matches gets to advance to round four, so these are two back-to-back elimination series for the teams. GAM Esports will have already played one, while Shopify Rebellion is on their first. Here are our predictions for GAM vs …

GAM Esports vs Team Vitality: Best Odds and Predictions for the Demacia Cup Global Invitational Ben Boland League of Legends The Demacia Cup Global Invitational is a brand new tournament in League of Legends. The next best teams that didn’t make it to the World Championship have their own mini-Worlds, to determine the best of the rest. So far, Korea and China have kept winning as always. Looking at leading sportsbook GGBet, here are our predictions and the best bets to pick for GAM Esports vs Team Vitality. GAM used …

Team Liquid vs LYON: Best betting odds and picks for LCS 2026 grand final Hannan Mundia Esports Betting The LCS grand final will finally pit Lyon and Team Liquid against each other, with the winner walking away with this year’s LCS trophy. After LYON made a statement victory over Cloud9, the team advanced to the grand final to face Team Liquid. Both teams have already qualified for Worlds, but the winner will take this year’s LCS trophy and get a major confidence boost before the year’s largest League of …

WSCI Grand Finals: Solary vs T1 Esports Academy bets and predictions Wasif Ahmed Esports Betting After two weeks of competition, the World Star Challengers Invitational reaches its pinnacle as Solary faces T1 Esports Academy in the grand finals of the event. Solary has dominated DN Soopers Challengers in their semifinals, while T1 Academy made quick work of Galions. It’s now a battle at the top between the juggernauts of the LFL and of the LCK Challenger League. Here are our predictions for the WSCI grand …

Cloud9 vs LYON: Best Betting Odds and Picks for LCS 2026 Lower Bracket Final Hannan Mundia Esports Betting The 2026 LCS Summer playoffs are close to concluding, but Cloud9 and LYON will battle it out to decide the grand final matchup. Only one spot is left in the 2026 LCS grand final. Cloud9 and LYON have done well to make it this far, even if LYON is the favorite to win the match. Still, looking at the recent match histories of both teams, there’s a good chance that …

VCT Champions 2026 Plagued With Tech Issues — Players Now Forced to Play on Wired Mice Owen Harsono Valorant The biggest Valorant tournament of the year is off to a pretty rough start, as numerous players have experienced technical issues across their very important group stage matches. Things really got out of hand in the recent series between 100 Thieves and FUT Esports, as one player couldn’t fire his weapon entirely. Now, Riot’s most recent announcement has erupted players and the community in anger. Technical issues were already apparent …

ENVY Returns to Counter-Strike After Five Years, Picking Up an “Unpaid” 3DMAX Roster Owen Harsono Counter-Strike North American esports organization ENVY has officially made its return to Counter-Strike. After putting its CS:GO division on hold in 2021, the org returns by signing the full former 3DMAX roster, so they aren’t starting from scratch. ENVY is not only a massive esports organization, but also a legendary one in Counter-Strike. The org fielded one of the strongest French rosters in history, winning the DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca Major in …

Global Esports vs EDward Gaming: Best Picks for VCT Champions 2026 Owen Harsono Valorant Some top teams are already being sent home from VCT Champions 2026, as Global Esports and EDward Gaming will face off in an elimination match on October 2. Both teams are playing for their tournament lives, so we can expect them to pull out their pocket strats. Here are my Global Esports vs EDward Gaming predictions. Tournament: VCT Champions 2026 Stage: Group Stage (Elimination) Game: Valorant Format: Best of 3 …

Over the last few years, esports betting has exploded in popularity due to the huge growth of the esports industry and the wider coverage tournaments and events are getting, plus the money involved.

While it doesn’t yet rival traditional sports betting, it’s not difficult to see a world where this could happen. If you’re a gamer, or an esports fan, and have wondered about esports betting, read on. We’ve created a comprehensive guide that details what it is, how it works, the popular video games you can bet on, and other useful information.

Esports Betting Explained

You’ve most likely heard of sports betting well, esports betting is exactly the same. Instead of betting on physical sports, you are placing wagers on video games like Call of Duty, League of Legends, StarCraft II, and VALORANT.

This was a logical progression for the esports industry and over the last years, betting on esports has exploded in popularity. You now have a range of dedicated websites that only provide esports betting. Also, many traditional sportsbooks have added esports betting sections to their already huge offerings.

Either way, the premise is simple – you sign up to one of the sites, deposit some real money in your local currency, and place wagers on your favorite esports teams and players. You then have the chance to get real money payouts in return.

Where to bet esports today

Most Popular Esports for Betting

The number of esports titles has grown significantly. New games emerge every year and with them an esports scene that acts as a way to promote the game, either directly by the publisher or through third party tournament organizers or both. The success of an esports largely depends on the sustainability of the scene and opportunities for players to go pro. Today, there are competitive gaming events for many different genres including FPS, MOBA, RTS, sports sims, battle royales mobile games, and trading card games.

With all these pro gaming events it’s no surprise that esports is now a popular betting option for many fans of the respective games. In the betting menus of possibly all sports betting sites you’ll now find everything from Counter-Strike 2 and LoL betting. To give you an introduction, we’ve listed the most popular esports games that you can bet on in the below table:

Types of Esports Bets You Can Make

You now know which games are popular for esports betting, like Valorant betting, but what about the types of bets you can make? Generally, there are three core types of bets available at the best esports betting websites:

• Single selections: Where you bet on one market.
• Multiple selections/accas/parlays: Where you bet on multiple events.
• Bet builders/Same-game parlays: Where you bet on multiple single markets from one match.

Within this broad spectrum of betting categories, you also have a range of common individual bet types which we’ve listed in the below table:

How to Choose a Good Site for Betting on Esports

Some sites are better than others for betting on esports. We know how difficult it can be to find a suitable site due to the huge amount of choice, and promotions they bombard you with to make you bet with them. To help make your decision easier, we’ve used our knowledge to list seven key features you should look for when choosing which betting website to use.

Licensing

Whether you’re looking for site with CS2 betting options or any other esport, we will only ever recommend licensed online sports betting sites. Without a gambling license, a betting site is not bound by any rules, laws, or regulations, and you could potentially open yourself to scams. You can be assured that the sites featured on this page are all licensed, and they should be available for the region you are accessing this site from. You should check for licensing information in the website footer of a betting site.

Usability

A site could have all the features in the world, but if its usability is poor, you won’t have an enjoyable betting experience. Therefore, we suggest looking at the desktop website design and layout to make sure it works smoothly and allows you to easily browse the esports categories and betting markets. You can also check to see if the operator has a downloadable mobile app for whichever type of smartphone you use.

Supported games

This is down to personal preference, but you’ll most likely only want to make bets on a select few games – probably the games you play yourself. With that in mind, you can use the links and banners on this page to browse through the best esports betting sites and see what games they support. Go one step further and look at the tournaments, leagues, and events they support too.

Betting markets

It’s one thing for the esports online betting site to support the games you want to bet on, but does it have the types of bets you want to make? This is very important, particularly if you want to make prop bets such as destroying a tower or barracks in Dota 2 betting. Think about what wagers you like making, and your potential betting strategies, and then browse the site’s betting setup before you register an account. It is also be worthwhile comparing the odds with other gambling sites.

Promotions

Whether you’re betting on Call of Duty or any other esport, it’s worth looking at the betting bonuses that the site offers. Start by checking out the welcome bonus, which is an promotion directed at new customers only. This might include a deposit match bonus, free bets, or risk-free bets, for example.

You should then look at the promos for existing customers to make sure you can still get great value once you are registered. It’s also worth checking if betting sites’s VIP or loyalty program that can reward you, via a ranking system, with cashback and rakeback, weekly and monthly esports betting bonuses, and even more exclusive perks depending on your VIP status.

Security

Site and mobile app security is also important and we want you to be safe when you are betting on esports. Top sites use industry-standard security features like SSL encryption and HTTPS connectivity. They will also allow advanced authentication for your account login such as 2FA. It’s also worth looking for the documentation they provide such as terms of service, privacy policies, and fairness documentation.

Responsible Gambling

Just because it’s esports and not traditional sports betting, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t gamble responsibly. We recommend checking the responsible gambling tools and support esports betting websites offer. Ideally, they should have some of the following features:

• Deposit limits
• Reality checks
• Timeouts
• Self-exclusion periods
• Betting limits
• Links to problem gambling support groups

Even if you don’t need to use these tools it’s still a great idea to understand how they work, and how you can access them if you feel like you are losing control.

How to Start Betting on Esports

Once you’ve selected a betting site you to join, you’ll need to register an account if you want to deposit real money and make your esports bets. The exact process can vary depending on the site, but it usually involves these steps:

1. Click the links or banners on this page to open the site.

2. Click the sign up or join button.

3. Enter the required personal details.

4. Enter a bonus promo code if needed.

5. Finish the registration form.

6. Verify your email or ID if required.

7. Log in using your credentials.

With your account created, and any verification complete, you can make your first deposit. Depending on your location, you’ll find a range of different payment methods such as Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal. Simply choose how much you want to deposit, enter your payment details, and hit the process button. Usually, deposits at esports betting websites are processed instantly.

After your account is loaded with some cash, you can start browsing the esports betting sections, find the games or events you want to bet on, and dive into the action.

Top sites for betting on esports

Online Esports Betting is Becoming Even More Popular

We hope you’ve found this guide on esports betting useful. You now have a better understanding of this industry and how the sites generally work. Whether you’re betting on Mobile Legends, or placing wagers on FPS or MOBA esports games these online sites will facilitate the action and give you an seamless betting experience.

Remember to think about the legality of betting on esports in your location, and the attributes that make the an esports betting site the best. You can then check out the links, reviews, and banners featured here to find a site that suits your needs, get signed up, and make your first esports bet!

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